Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket media rights remain on market
Sri Lanka Cricket's global media rights remain unsold nearly three months after a tender for the package closed
Omar Khan | ECB must consider outside investment in The Hundred
Following the delay of the launch of The Hundred until 2021, global sports marketing consultant and EMEA chief executive for the Leverage agency, Omar Khan suggests external investment may benefit the competition comercially.
Round-Up: Hyundai breaks with FFA, Ma Guoli leaves CBA, PGA Tour to fly golfers, European football restarts, and more
Hyundai is ending its sponsorship of the Australian A-League after this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald
IPL cancellation ‘could cost BCCI $530m’
Board of Control for Cricket in India treasurer Arun Dhumal has said the organisation could lose Rs40bn ($530m/€489m) if this year's Indian Premier League is cancelled.
Australia and New Zealand discuss trans-Tasman cricket series
Cricket chiefs in Australia and New Zealand are in talks to restart international cricket
Sportsfever360 seeks to refresh cricket coverage in Pakistan in Stats Perform deal
Sports data and AI technology company Stats Perform has reached an agreement with Sportsfever360, a sports management organisation in Pakistan, to deliver Opta cricket data through Sportsfever360’s technologies a…
ECB flags ‘worst-case’ £380m Covid-19 loss, RFU braced for £107m autumn hit
Tom Harrison, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has told the UK government’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee that the body risks losing up to £380m (€436m/$470m) if t…
BitCo Telecoms signs five-year Cricket South Africa sponsorship
South African telco BitCo Telecoms has signed as the official internet service provider of Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Proteas men's national team for the next five years
PCB tenders for media rights consultant
The Pakistan Cricket Board is searching for a consultant to help it with its media rights sales for home international matches in the 2020-23 period
APAC Round-Up: IOC-athletics talks, FA budget slashed, Abu Dhabi T10 go-ahead, and more
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told the Financial Times that the organisation is in talks with the International Olympic Committee about how much of athletics' planned share of this year's Olympic…
ECB delays launch of The Hundred to 2021
The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new limited-overs series, has been postponed until the summer of 2021 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
ICC searching for media-rights manager after Dabas departure
The International Cricket Council has begun recruiting a media-rights manager after the shock resignation of Aarti Dabas late last year
Adam Hodge | Rights-holders and sponsors must talk to mitigate peak pandemic pain
Adam Hodge, Octagon’s head of planning & strategy for APAC, asks how rights-holders can ‘make good’ the loss of value felt by their sponsors
Cricket Australia expects tough talks with broadcasters
Cricket Australia is facing crunch talks with media rights partners who are tackling financial crises, according to reports in Australian media
ICC still planning for October T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has said planning for this year's men's Twenty20 World Cup and next year's women's 50-over World Cup is going ahead as scheduled despite the Covid-19 pandemic
ECB to probe Watmore allegations concerning EFL breakaway talks
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it will investigate claims that its incoming chair, Ian Watmore, left his previous role with the English Football League (EFL) after allegations of misconduct
Cricket Australia faces A$20m loss, explores T20 World Cup options
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has said his organisation has suffered an A$20m ($12.58m/€11.6
South Africa cricket tour of Sri Lanka postponed
South Africa's cricket tour of Sri Lanka in June has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The teams were due to play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches